US Edition79-year-old US citizen injured in Los Angeles immigration raid files $50 million claim
Rafie Ollah Shouhed alleges civil rights violations including excessive force and denial of medical care during the raid that targeted undocumented workers at his car wash, amid over 80 similar operations.
- On Thursday, Rafie Ollah Shouhed, 79-year-old U.S. citizen and owner of Valley Car Wash in Van Nuys, filed a $50 million claim alleging he was tackled during a Sept. 9 immigration raid.
- The Sept. 9 raid at Valley Car Wash was a targeted U.S. Border Patrol operation that arrested five undocumented individuals from Guatemala and Mexico, while Shouhed says agents lacked warrants.
- Medical details in the claim state Shouhed sustained multiple busted ribs, chest trauma, bilateral elbow injuries and traumatic brain injury symptoms, was held 12 hours at Metropolitan Detention Center, denied medical care, then released to his family hospital.
- Shouhed's lawyers say the claim is a precursor to a federal lawsuit, and the agency has six months to settle or deny it while Valley Car Wash staff, including U.S. citizens, remain fearful after the raid.
- Civil-Rights attorney V. James DeSimone argued ICE agents 'immediately resort to force,' while DHS said Shouhed assaulted and impeded a federal officer, a claim his lawyers dispute.
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US citizen injured in LA immigration raid seeks $50 million in federal claim
(The Hill) -- A U.S. citizen injured during a Los Angeles immigration raid has filed a $50 million federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and two of its agencies for the use of “excessive force.” Rafie Ollah Shouhed, 79, said he suffered from multiple broken ribs, contusions and symptoms of a traumatic brain injury after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents allegedly slammed him to the ground earlier thi…
A 79-year-old car washer sued the U.S. Department of Domestic Protection for a $50 million raid. The owner claims he was thrown to the ground. He was pushed down his neck and ignored after he asked for medical help.
‘I was begging them’: Elderly LA man body-slammed by ICE agents during raid; files $50 million suit
A 79-year-old US citizen has filed a $50 million claim against federal agencies, alleging violent assault and wrongful detention during a car wash raid. Rafie Ollah Shouhed suffered severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, after being body-slammed by agents despite his heart ...
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DNyuzHe was body-slammed by immigration agents. Now a car wash owner has filed a $50-million claim against DHS
The owner of a Van Nuys car wash has filed a $50-million claim against federal immigration authorities for allegedly violating the civil and constitutional rights of the 79-year-old U.S. citizen who was knocked down twice during an immigration raid at his business.
Homeland Security claims U.S. citizen detained during raids in July was 'violent'; Detained citizen and his attorney deny claim | News Channel 3-12
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – The Department of Homeland Security is now accusing George Retes, a U.S. citizen taken into custody during federal raids at two marijuana grow locations on July 10 of this year, of assaulting federal agents after he shared his experience of being detained for three days before being released without any charges publicly. The government's claim was made via a social media post on Sep. 17, more than two months after…
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